Huddersfield and District Bee Keeping Association

Club Meetings

Our 2011/12 programme of winter meetings will be held at Broad Oak Bowling Club, 73 Broad Oak, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5TE, 7.30pm to 9.30pm

Small prizes for the raffle always appreciated. 

2011/12 Winter Programme Dates:

28th September 2011

26th October 2011 - HDBKA Honey Show

23rd November 2011 - AGM

25th January 2012 - Video evening and 'Question Time'

22nd February 2012 - Guest speaker Selwyn Wilkins from the National Bee Unit, Sand Hutton, York

28th March 2012 - Guest speaker Peter Shollick with a talk entitled 'Working for Heather Honey'

** Previous HDBKA Meetings **

  • 16th March 2011 - Guest Speaker Ivor Flatman, Regional Bee Inspector, with a talk on bee diseases and bee health

  • 16th February 2011 - Guest Speaker Dr Alan Brook with a talk entitled 'Bees and Medicine

  • 19th January 2011 - Guest Speaker Gerry Collins with a talk entitled 'Queens and Things"

  • 17th November 2010 - AGM

  • Wednesday 20th Oct 2010 - Visit to the National Bee Unit, Sand Hutton, York
  • Tuesday 20th April 2010 - Wharfedale Beekeepers Association,  Ilkley  - 'Wonderful Things About Bees' A talk by Professor Robert Pickard 
  • Wednesday  24th March 2010 - Wendy Maslin - YBKA. "Examination Courses" 
  • Wednesday  17th February 2010 - "Microscopy" by John Charlton
  • Wednesday  20th January 2010 - "Collecting Swarms and Migratory Beekeeping"
  • "Maintaining Healthy Colonies - in spite of ...." Clive de Bruyn  Friday 23rd Ocober 2009 7.30-9.30 at Holmfirth Methodist Church Rooms HD9 7EQ £2.00 entry includes refreshments, large free car park at front (beside Co-op) An unexpected lecture opportunity - not to be missed & all welcome - Clive is an inspirational and practical speaker with a wealth of beekeeping experience; advisor and examiner with BBKA, he has worked and carried out research in many countries throughout the world.